Solar EPC: After Strong 2022, Industry Looks Ahead To Continuity in 2023 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Solar EPC market looked good in the year gone-by as several EPC projects, both government and private, took off in 2022. Interestingly, even as large EPC firms with a global footprint like Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy struggled with projects where they were on the hook for fixed price contracts, bearing heavy losses, […] Read more
MERC Orders MSEDCL To Follow Rules On Wheeling Charges, Cough Up Refund On Excess Charges Updated On Wed, Jan 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The CERC has directed the MSEDCL to refund the wheeling charges on open access to Sridevi Trading Company, which had filed a petition. The firm had claimed that MSEDCL had levied excess wheeling charges. The Commission has asked MSEDCL to refund the levy on excess amount incorrectly recovered as per it. In doing this, MERC […] Read more
2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
First Group Captive Solar Plant for Residential Society from Tata Power RE Ltd Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy A subsidiary of Tata Power Tata and renewable energy giant Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), has entered into an agreement with Vivarea Condominium, a residential society in Mumbai for the supply of solar power. The captive solar power plant of capacity worth 3.125 MW solar plant will be established at Himayatnagar, Maharashtra. The power plant will generate clean […] Read more
IEX December Power Trading Update Updated On Thu, Jan 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s premier energy exchange, The Indian Energy Exchange, has achieved 8452 MU total volume in December 2022, including Green Power trade of 377 MU, and 4.87 lac RECs (equivalent to 487 MU). The total electricity volume on the Exchange in December ’22 was 7964 MU, an increase of 8% on MoM and 4% on YoY […] Read more
The Power Ministry Report Card For 2022- Renewables Push, Reforms Lead Agenda Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy When it comes to energy and its countrywide distribution, the Power ministry is the responsible limb of the government. We look at the growth of clean energy and its distribution in India, while also assessing the various measures taken to promote clean energy in the seventh-largest country in the world. India is the world’s third […] Read more
2022 For Solar: Solarisation, PLI Scheme, Transmission were Buzzwords Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy As we head into year 2023, here is a review of 2022 in terms of policy-level initiatives with a lowdown on where the country stands with regards to renewable energy capacity as the year comes to a close. Impetus to RE transmission projects 2022 began with the Intra-State Green Energy Corridor Phase-II (InSTS GEC-II) scheme […] Read more
Policy Analyst- Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Dec 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- Training of new team members on policies such as Electricity Act, Net Metering regulations, open access regulations, DSM regulations etc Creating and maintaining a tracker of all relevant central and state regulations such as CEA, Ministry of Power, SERC, CERC, etc Compile and analyze statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it […] Read more
Flipkart Commits 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 for Operations Updated On Thu, Dec 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy E-commerce giant Flipkart has said that it has become the first Indian e-commerce company to commit to sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources for its entire operations by 2030. As a part of this pledge, Flipkart has taken Climate Group’s RE100 commitment, which is a collaboration of the world’s most influential businesses […] Read more
